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00:00 (In Filipino) The booklet requirement for discounting senior citizens has been removed. If so, and other changes to their benefits, we will discuss with the National Commission of Senior Citizens Chairman, Atty. Franklin Quijano. Good morning, Chairman Quijano.
00:16 Good morning, Pamela Cruz.
00:21 Chairman, what is your position on the removal of the requirement for booklet for discounting senior citizens if they are buying medicines?
00:35 Ms. Susan, the monitor is not clear but I'll just try to estimate the question.
00:47 Chairman, do you have a favor or not on the removal of the requirement for booklet for discounting senior citizens every time they buy their needs like medicines?
01:06 Okay. The issue with the booklet is that it's under the law. It's under the law that another law has to be amended.
01:24 Actually, it's a very welcome move to remove the booklet. You cannot remove it without a substitute procedure because the recording is also an important aspect,
01:43 especially if there are patients who bought too much and overdosed. If not overdosed, they might have a business. That's a practical function of the booklet.
02:04 However, if there's a centralized database, we are using the QR code in our ID. If there's something like that and there's a centralized that controls it,
02:20 we still have to know without having the booklet. In fact, Ms. Susan, we can see that it's already the right time because there are 12 million senior citizens
02:38 and there are 12 million booklets. How many people are getting paid for those 12 million booklets? The booklet comes from the paper and that paper has a lot of requirements.
02:54 We're really hoping to remove the booklet, but at the same time, we should discuss the procedure in substitution to the booklet.
03:03 I need to remove it. Is there a system that's there to ensure that it won't be taken advantage of by others?
03:11 Yes.
03:15 Sir ma'am, are you receiving complaints from members who are not giving discounts or benefits,
03:22 including the discounts of senior citizens, the so-called online transactions?
03:29 That's what 16 together with NCDA and five other or even more government agencies are discussing. In 2020,
03:38 in 2022, there was a joint memorandum that should be given to those who order online, seniors and persons with disability discounts.
03:52 We are doing it. There are reports from senior citizens that they are not following the rules. With the help of BIR,
04:02 BIR has already made guidelines. We hope to remind all online platforms to give discounts. We are doing it.
04:15 Sir we are seeing some who have already complied. But I think we really have to do a comprehensive assessment on who is following and who is not.
04:29 We will follow the developments here. Thank you very much National Commission of Senior Citizens Chairman Attorney Franklin Quijano. Good morning to you sir.
04:41 (In Tagalog)
04:56 (Music)